Month: August 2023

All eyes on Tinubu

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By: Casmir Igbokwe Some Federal Government officials appear to be afraid of their shadows. It looks more like the proverbial saying that when a fowl farts, the land pursues it. Last week, Nigerians witnessed another attempt at authoritarianism. Some group had put up billboards in Abuja and elsewhere with the inscription, “All eyes on the judiciary”. The powers that be became fretful and ordered that the billboards be pulled down. They also dissolved the secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) for approving the advert and suspended its Director and…

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Oyo Govt. Set To Revamp Water Supply Project

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Mandy Park The Oyo State government, has said it is working out modalities on how to improve its Water Supply Project, especially in the area of provision of adequate potable water. A Press release by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, noted that the Chairman of the Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo made the remark during his tour of the Corporation’s facilities across the State. Adeojo, explained that the tour was aimed at actualising the rehabilitation, upgrading and expansion of the State’s Water Supply Scheme to improve water supply…

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Abia government poised for greater commitment to Open Government Partnership initiative

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By Mandy Park Abia government has expressed its readiness to show increased commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative to promote good governance, transparency and accountability in the State. The Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Kingsley Anosike, made this known on Tuesday, during a meeting between Abia Open Government Partnership (OGP ) State and non-state actors in Umuahia. Mr. Anosike said that the State government was poised to deploy all the available resources to ensure that OGP would be a huge successes in the State. According to him,…

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Tiwa Savage congratulates Asake on selling out 02 Arena concert

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Singer Tiwa Savage has congratulated Asake on his 02 Arena concert. She also shared videos and pictures of her performance at the concert on Instagram on Wednesday. “@asakemusic A great guy. Congratulations to you and your whole team ❤️🙏🏾,” Tiwa Savage wrote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tiwa Savage (@tiwasavage) Asake performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the 02 Arena in London on Sunday, making him the fourth Nigerian artiste to do so.

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Wike assumes office in luxury SUV marked ‘FCT 01’

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has assumed office in a multi-million naira sports utility vehicle (SUV) marked ‘FCT 01’. A video of Wike’s convoy seen on his first day at work has got social media buzzing. Photos of his vehicle has also gone viral. Wike arrived at the FCTA around 1:20 pm on Tuesday in an armoured Lexus LX 600 SUV with the plate number ‘FCT – 01’. The starting price of the vehicle is placed at $100,115 on the maker’s website. Reacting to reports that he bought the SUV…

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IGP Kayode Egbetokun visits Lagos Police Command

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Acting Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday visited the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja, the state capital. He was received by the state commissioner of police, Idowu Owohunwa. This is Egbetokun’s first official visit to Lagos since he was appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The police boss is expected to inaugurate the Complaint Response Unit and also the state-of-the-art hospital newly built inside 22 Police Mobile Force in Oduduwa, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos. (CULLED FROM QED.NG)

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Lagos: Police arrest 3 suspected vandals, recover bus, other items

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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State, have arrested three suspected vandals in the Tom Jones area of the state, and recovered a minibus, two carts and bridge railings The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the suspects were arrested at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday during RRS operatives’ routine patrol of the area. “The suspects fled and abandoned a Suzuki minibus popularly called ‘Korope’ with registration number BDG 315 YA upon…

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Imo Guber 23: Beware of counterfeits, Otti warns

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…as LP endorses Sen Achonu as Imo Labour Party Governorship Candidate Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has cleared the air on the embroiling issues over the authentic governorship candidate in Imo State for the November 11 governorship election, adding that Senator Athan Achonu is the duly elected Labour Party, LP candidate at the official primary conducted in Owerri, the State capital. The Governor, who made this known on Tuesday August 22, in Owerri, during the LP governorship campaign flag off, noted that some politicians in the State are trying…

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Wanted Lekki drug dealer crushes car into NDLEA operative to escape arrest

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…as agency launches manhunt for suspect The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has launched a manhunt for a Lekki Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is now on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend. Anti-narcotics officers of the Agency had on Friday 18th August stormed the residence of the wanted drug dealer located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni Close, Lekki, Lagos for a search and possible…

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BBNaija: I was close to beating up someone – Lucy Edet

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Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) All Stars housemate Lucy Edet has said she was about to beat one of her co-housemates on Monday. She mentioned this on Tuesday during a conversation with fellow housemate Pere, stating that she did not want to be disqualified. “Yesterday I was this close to beating somebody up. The last thing I want is to add disqualification to the whole theory people already have of me,” she said.

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